Name Legacy

Dennise

Recorded 1935–2025 · United States

Dennise was most popular in 2001, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,610 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,571 people named Dennise.

Most popular in2001
Rank that year#3,610
Births that year78
Total since 18803,571
Given to98% girls

Dennise over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Dennise’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dennise a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dennise is a girl’s name — 97.7% of the 3,571 Americans given it were girls and 2.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dennise

Where Dennise is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org